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1GNFK16R6TJ••••••1996 Chevrolet SUBURBAN
This build draws 3.1× more complaints than the average 1996 Chevrolet SUBURBAN build (6 vs 2).
6on this build
282on the model
148builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedService Brakes 3Hydraulic 2Tires 2Visibility 1
What owners of this build wrote
TirescrashJun 2003
My complaint stems from an incident with the firestone steeltex at tire which lost it's tread and nearly killed my family. Refer to my complaint which I classified under firestone, lt245/75r16 (june 28th, 2003). From what I have learned so far...firestone is being totaly…
Service BrakesNov 2010
November 2010, I went to stop, the brake pedal went to the floor. I was able to stop using the parking brake, but was very close to rear-ending a carload of people. I had the truck towed to a repair shop. The mechanic told me that the front brake line had rusted out because it…
Visibility
Windshield wipers work intermittently when its raining and they do not work we sometimes need to stop because of poor visibility. Appears to be the same as campaign 98V150001, but my VIN is not listed
TiresJun 2003
My family and I were nearly killed when our right rear tire on our 1996 suburban lost it's tread. The tire was a firestone, at, steeltex, 245/75r16. The tire never lost pressure the tread came off and cause us to go out of control into oncoming traffic where we nearly hit a…
Service BrakesJan 2001
Consumer experienced left rotar failure, on another occasion consumer stated that while attempting to brake to avoid being cut off by another motorist, the center hub separated from the rotor of the right front wheel causing the car to be thrown into the medial strip
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1GNFK16R6TJ416799 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.